The schedule for the much-anticipated inaugural Nepal Premier League (NPL) is out. The new T20 league will begin on November 30, 2024, and conclude on December 21, 2024.
Biratnagar Kings and Janakpur Bolts will be up against each other in the opening match. Chitwan Rhinos, Karnali Yaks, Kathmandu Gurkhas, Lumbini Lions, Pokhara Avengers, and Sudurpaschim Royals are the other six participating teams in NPL 2024.
The inaugural NPL season follows the single round-robin format, with teams facing each other once in the league stage. After the conclusion of the league stage, the four teams with the most points will advance to the playoffs.
The playoffs involve an Eliminator, Qualifier 1, Qualifier 2, and the Final. The No. 3 and No. 4 teams will play in the Eliminator, while the top two teams will meet in Qualifier 1.
It will be followed by Qualifier 2, where the Eliminator winner will take on Qualifier 1 loser. Then the winners of both Qualifiers will face off in the summit clash on December 21.
Kirtipur’s Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground will stage all 32 matches, including the playoffs.
Here’s the complete schedule for the Nepal Premier League 2024, including squads and live-streaming details.
| Nepal Premier League 2024 | |
| Board | Cricket Association of Nepal |
| Teams Participating | 8 |
| Format | T20, Single Round-Robin and Playoffs |
| Matches | 32 |
| Teams | Biratnagar Kings, Chitwan Rhinos, Janakpur Bolts, Karnali Yaks, Kathmandu Gurkhas, Lumbini Lions, Pokhara Avengers, Sudurpaschim Royals |
| Venue | Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur |
| Date | November 30 – December 21, 2024 |
| Live Streaming Platform | Star Sports Network |
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Nepal Premier League 2024: Teams and Captains
Here are the eight participating teams and their respective captains in the Nepal Premier League 2024.
| Team | Captain |
|---|---|
| Biratnagar Kings | Sandeep Lamichhane |
| Chitwan Rhinos | Kushal Malla |
| Janakpur Bolts | Anil Sah |
| Karnali Yaks | Sompal Kami |
| Kathmandu Gurkhas | Karan KC |
| Lumbini Lions | Rohit Paudel |
| Pokhara Avengers | Kushal Bhurtel |
| Sudurpaschim Royals | Dipendra Singh Airee |
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Nepal Premier League 2024: Squads
Biratnagar Kings
Sandeep Lamichhane (Marquee Player), Aqib Ilyas, Chris Sole, Martin Guptill, Nicholas Kirton, Anil Kharel, Bashir Ahmad, Dipak Bohara, Ismat Alam, Jitendra Kumar Mukhiya, Lokesh Bam, Mrinal Gurung, Naren Bhatta, Pratish GC, Rajesh Pulami Magar, Subhash Bhandari
Chitwan Rhinos
Kushal Malla (Marquee Player), Hassan Eisakhil, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Luc Benkenstein, Marchant De Lange, Amar Singh Rautela, Bipin Rawal, Deepak Bohara, Dipesh Shrestha, Gautam KC, Kamal Singh Airee, Ranjeet Kumar, Rijan Dhakal, Santosh Karki, Sharad Vesawkar
Janakpur Bolts
Aasif Sheikh (Marquee Player), James Neesham, Joshua Tromp, Lahiru Milantha, Muhammad Mohsin, Sohaib Maqsood, Aakash Tripathi, Anil Kumar Sah, Arniko Prasad Yadav, Hemant Dhami, Kishore Mahato, Lalit Rajbanshi, Rupesh K Singh, Sher Malla, Shubh Kansakar, Tul Bahadur Thapa Magar
Karnali Yaks
Sompal Kami (Marquee Player), Babar Hayat, Chadwick Walton, Hussain Talat, Shikhar Dhawan, Arjun Gharti, Bhuban Karki, Dev Khanal, Dipak Dumre, Dipendra Rawat, Gulshan Kumar Jha, Mausam Dhakal, Nandan Yadav, Rit Gautam, Unish Bikram Singh Thakuri
Kathmandu Gurkhas
Karan KC (Marquee Player), Dan Douthwaite, Gerhard Erasmus, Michael Levitt, Stevie Sean Eskinazi, Bhim Sharki, Bibek KC, Dipesh Prasad Kandel, Krishna Karki, Pratik Shrestha, Raju Rizal, Rashid Khan, Shahab Alam, Shankar Rana, Sumit Maharjan
Lumbini Lions
Rohit Paudel (Marquee Player), Ben Cutting, Unmukt Chand, Tom Moores, Aashutosh Ghiraiya, Abhishesh Gautam, Arjun Saud, Bibek Yadav, Bikash Aagri, Dinesh Adhikari, Durgesh Gupta, Surya Tamang, Sundeep Jora, Tilak Raj Bhandari
Pokhara Avengers
Kushal Bhurtel (Marquee Player), Anderson Phillip, Andries Gous, Bas De Leede, Matt Critchley, Michael Leask, Raymon Reifer, Aakash Chand, Amrit Gurung, Bipin Khatri, Dilip Nath, Dinesh Kharel, Kiran Kumar Thagunna, Narayan Joshi, Sagar Dhakal, Sunam Gautam, Trit Raj Das
Sudurpaschim Royals
Dipendra Singh Airee (Marquee Player), Brandon McMullen, Saif Zaib, Scott Kuggeleijn, Rohan Mustafa, Abinash Bohara, Amit Shrestha, Arjun Kumal, Bhoj Raj Bhatta, Binod Bhandari, Ishan Pandey, Khadak Bahadur Bohara, Md Aarif Sheikh, Naren Saud, Naresh Budhayer
Nepal Premier League 2024: Schedule
| No. | Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov 30 | Biratnagar Kings vs Janakpur Bolts | Kirtipur | 12:00 PM |
| 2 | Dec 2 | Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Chitwan Rhinos | Kirtipur | 9:00 AM |
| 3 | Dec 2 | Janakpur Bolts vs Karnali Yaks | Kirtipur | 1:00 PM |
| 4 | Dec 3 | Sudurpaschim Royals vs Biratnagar Kings | Kirtipur | 9:00 AM |
| 5 | Dec 3 | Chitwan Rhinos vs Pokhara Avengers | Kirtipur | 1:00 PM |
| 6 | Dec 4 | Karnali Yaks vs Kathmandu Gurkhas | Kirtipur | 9:00 AM |
| 7 | Dec 4 | Biratnagar Kings vs Lumbini Lions | Kirtipur | 1:00 PM |
| 8 | Dec 5 | Pokhara Avengers vs Janakpur Bolts | Kirtipur | 9:00 AM |
| 9 | Dec 5 | Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Sudurpaschim Royals | Kirtipur | 1:00 PM |
| 10 | Dec 6 | Karnali Yaks vs Chitwan Rhinos | Kirtipur | 9:00 AM |
| 11 | Dec 6 | Lumbini Lions vs Pokhara Avengers | Kirtipur | 1:00 PM |
| 12 | Dec 7 | Lumbini Lions vs Sudurpaschim Royals | Kirtipur | 9:00 AM |
| 13 | Dec 7 | Karnali Yaks vs Biratnagar Kings | Kirtipur | 1:00 PM |
| 14 | Dec 8 | Janakpur Bolts vs Lumbini Lions | Kirtipur | 9:00 AM |
| 15 | Dec 8 | Sudurpaschim Royals vs Chitwan Rhinos | Kirtipur | 1:00 PM |
| 16 | Dec 10 | Chitwan Rhinos vs Lumbini Lions | Kirtipur | 9:00 AM |
| 17 | Dec 10 | Karnali Yaks vs Pokhara Avengers | Kirtipur | 1:00 PM |
| 18 | Dec 11 | Janakpur Bolts vs Sudurpaschim Royals | Kirtipur | 9:00 AM |
| 19 | Dec 11 | Kathmandu Gurkhas vs Lumbini Lions | Kirtipur | 1:00 PM |
| 20 | Dec 12 | Pokhara Avengers vs Biratnagar Kings | Kirtipur | 9:00 AM |
| 21 | Dec 12 | Janakpur Bolts vs Kathmandu Gurkhas | Kirtipur | 1:00 PM |
| 22 | Dec 13 | Lumbini Lions vs Karnali Yaks | Kirtipur | 9:00 AM |
| 23 | Dec 13 | Biratnagar Kings vs Chitwan Rhinos | Kirtipur | 1:00 PM |
| 24 | Dec 14 | Pokhara Avengers vs Kathmandu Gurkhas | Kirtipur | 9:00 AM |
| 25 | Dec 14 | Chitwan Rhinos vs Janakpur Bolts | Kirtipur | 1:00 PM |
| 26 | Dec 15 | Biratnagar Kings vs Kathmandu Gurkhas | Kirtipur | 9:00 AM |
| 27 | Dec 15 | Pokhara Avengers vs Sudurpaschim Royals | Kirtipur | 1:00 PM |
| 28 | Dec 16 | Sudurpaschim Royals vs Karnali Yaks | Kirtipur | 9:00 AM |
| 29 | Dec 18 | Eliminator: Chitwan Rhinos vs No. Karnali Yaks | Kirtipur | 9:00 AM |
| 30 | Dec 18 | Qualifier 1: Sudurpaschim Royals vs Janakpur Bolts | Kirtipur | 1:00 PM |
| 31 | Dec 19 | Qualifier 2: Janakpur Bolts vs Karnali Yaks | Kirtipur | 12:00 PM |
| 32 | Dec 21 | Final: Sudurpaschim Royals vs Janakpur Bolts | Kirtipur | 12:00 PM |
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Nepal Premier League 2024: Live-Streaming Details
Star Sports Network has secured the exclusive broadcast rights of the Nepal Premier League 2024. So you catch all the action live on Star Sports Network’s TV channels. The live-streaming details about NPL 2024 are not known yet.
